By Kathy Gregg
Journal State House Bureau
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the days since Governor Carcieri vetoed a bill that would have given "domestic partners'' the right to make funeral decisions for each other, potential gubernatorial candidates are lining up in opposition to his stand.
There is a fundraiser tonight for Attorney General Patrick Lynch. It is interesting to note that his campaign website already proclaims "Patrick C. Lynch for Governor:"
Please join Mayor Richard Sardella
for a reception in honor of
Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch
[...]
WARWICK, R.I. -- District Court Judge Frank J. Cenerini on Friday ordered Michael J. Patino, 27, accused of fatally injuring 6-year-old Marco Nieves of Cranston, held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions pending trial, Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said in a news release.
Marco died of an internal [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Superior Court jury has convicted Roger Morin, 49, of 300 Front St., Pawtucket, of child molestation in a case dating to 20 years ago, Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said in a news release Friday.
The jury cleared Morin of a second charge of child molestation. The [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said Thursday he will intervene in the Public Utilities Commission's deliberations over Narragansett Electric's request to raise its electricity distribution rates by nearly 30 percent, an amount he termed "drastic."
Lynch's ratepayer advocate, Special Assistant Attorney General Ladawn S. Toon, testified [...]
By Mike Stanton
Journal staff writer
The Rhode Island Ethics Commission on Tuesday dismissed a complaint against Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch for accepting a $428 plane ticket from the National Cable and Telecommunications Association for a conference in New Orleans last year.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Over the stiff opposition of Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch, the House of Representatives Thursday afternoon passed a bill that requires the police to electronically record confessions in capital cases, such as murder, first-degree sexual assault and first-degree child molestation.
The bill is one of two up [...]
